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Essentials of a successful distance-learning experience

Michele j. Upvall, PhD, FNP-C

The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

Itent Decker, PhD, RN

Northern Arizona University, USA

Evelyn Wilkerson, MS, RN

Northern Arizona University, USA

The purpose of this study was to examine the quality of the registered nurse to bachelor in science in nursing (RN-BSN) completion programme delivered by two-way audio-video instructional interactive television (IITV). The sample comprised 25 registered nurses enrolled in a baccalaureate completion programme at five distance-learning sites throughout rural Arizona in the USA. Student perspectives of a quality distance-learning programme were elicited both through a questionnaire and focus groups at each of the five sites. ETHNOGRAPH was used to identify a model that best explained the elements of quality distance learning. Elements emerging from the model included three major categories: learning, teaching and support for learning/teaching.

Key Words: Distance learning • Registered nurse to bachelor of science in nursing (RN-BSN) • Focus groups

Nursing Times Research, Vol. 5, No. 3, 215-225 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/136140960000500309
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